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Schroders / Hidden Talent

Director / Mike Forshaw

Producer / Jenny Garrett

Director of Photography / Charles H. Mori

1st AC / Darius Williams

Sound / Guy Dowsett

Editor / Ben Seeley

By his own admission, Brian Karoly, has been “honey mad” since he was a young boy. For our latest film in Schroders Hidden Talents series, he dons the apiarist’s unmistakable white suit and introduces us to the mesmerising world of beekeeping.

The Nowadays team combined slow motion, macro photography and immersive sound design to help us understand the calm and serenity that Brian feels amongst his hives.

The response to the film has been overwhelmingly positive and is another example of how we help our business-focused clients surprise their audience with cinematic storytelling led by personal testimony.

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Schroders / This is Schroders

Client / Schroders

Director / Phoebe Brooks

Producer / Jenny Garrett

Producers (Remote): Ilja Neuenschwander & Patrick Mader

Director of Photography / Charles Mori

DoP (Remote): Damien Larrain & Sebastian Klinger & Brandon Yoon

Production Manager / Kelvin Fred-Horsfall

Editor / Ben Harding & Sophie Farrell

Creative Director / Guy Saville

How do you tell the story of a global company that employs thousands of people? This was the challenge brought to us by Schroders, one of our longest-served clients, for their new recruitment campaign.

Our creative solution was to zoom all the way in and start with the story of an endangered bird that nests in the rooftop garden of Schroders HQ. This allowed us to tie together interviews with dozens of employees across six countries, all united by Schroders’ unique culture of care and responsibility.

The resulting campaign was shared across Schroders’ website and social channels, and included a suite of bitesize Instagram and Linkedin films on topics from mental health to sustainability, making full use of the 20+ hours of interview content.

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Plexal / Member Docs

Plexal / MOONHUB

Plexal / Pinnu Analytics

Plexal / My Life My Say

Client / Plexal

Director / Tom Eagar

Producer / Charlotte Maxwell

Director of Photography / Tom McCagherty

Editors / Sophie Farrell & Ben Harding

Creative Director / Guy Saville

Whether proving that VR is the future of training, impressing the vital importance of diversity in data, or empowering young people to engage in politics, each of the subjects in this series, profiling Plexal residents, is on a mission to better the world through tech.

Having our in-house directors on the project allowed us the flexibility to properly connect with the individual founders over time, drawing out what made their outlook unique. We then designed each profile so that it creatively mirrored the subject’s approach to informing and innovating.

The resulting films were promoted widely on Plexal’s website and social media platforms and drove their 2022 marketing campaign, showing prospective startups just what is #possibleatplexal.

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Schroders / Beyond Profit

Client / Schroders

Director / Danny Baldwin

Producer / Sophie Christophersen

Director of Photography / Tom McCagherty

Editor / Ben Harding

What does it mean to be a responsible company in a world where sustainability is becoming less of a choice and more of an imperative? This film explains how Schroders is putting purpose over profit, and what this means for the new frontier of sustainable investing.

Schroders challenged us to take a multifaceted corporate initiative and distil it into a compelling piece of high impact content, relying on our track record of telling complex stories simply and emotively.

The film has been used extensively internally and externally by Schroders, as a crucial part of their renewed drive to become a world leader in sustainable investing.

If you want to read more information, check out our creative corporate film making service.

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Schroders / Inclusion

Client / Schroders

Director / Guy Saville

Producer / Sophie Christophersen

Animation / Sentio Space

Editor / Jon Beagley

A fresh take on the all-important topic of diversity and inclusion at work, this film explores different perspectives and experiences of a wide range of real Schroders employees through the use of UGC and animation.

Schroders asked us to make a new film that would spearhead their 2020 diversity campaign, trusting us to find a creative solution that would feature personal stories of feeling excluded and allowing for a sense of anonymity.

Released in the middle of lockdown, the film was a hit amongst employees and wider audiences, receiving praise for it's warmth and heartfelt approach.

If you want to read more information, check out our creative corporate film making service.

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FAIRR / AMR is now

Client / FAIRR Initiative

Director / Guy Saville

Producer / Sophie Christophersen

Editor / Ned Champain

One human death every three seconds will be caused by antimicrobial superbugs by 2050. Why? Because of the overuse of antibiotics across multiple industries, including livestock farming. 'AMR is Now' presents the potentially devastating reality facing us and the food we eat.

FAIRR asked us to make a film for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week that stood out from the average video content created by the finance industry, which could alarm and inform their audience in equal measure.

The film had significant impact on social media, gaining 65,000+ views and 200,000+ impressions on Twitter alone, outstripping FAIRR's expectations and capturing the attention of major financial organisations.

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Plexal / More Than An Office

Client / Plexal

Director / Becca Human

Producer / Sophie Christophersen

Director of Photography / Chris Dodds

Editor / Becca Human

Colourist / Ben Harding

Creative Director / Guy Saville

Welcome to the office...but not as you know it. A vibrant promo for the next level workplace: Plexal, a new home for groundbreaking innovation on the riverbank of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

The team at Plexal sought to reposition their workspace, differentiating it from their competitors and emphasising purpose. They wanted to focus on the innovators who work there and that's where our years of experience shooting with real people came to the fore.

The film has been used as a central asset in the company's new marketing, on their website, events materials and social channels, where it has got over 100k views to date.

If you want to read more information, check out our creative corporate film making service.

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SPW / Wealth is Personal

Client / Schroders Personal Wealth

Director / Greg Davenport

Producer / Sophie Christophersen

Director of Photography / Toby Goodger

Art Director / Blaithin Farry

Editor / Jon Beagley

Composer / Daniel Sonabend

Creative Director / Guy Saville

A wealthy life shouldn’t be measured by its super-yachts and sprawling properties, it's about having choices. This film asks the all-important question: what does wealth mean to you?

Having worked with Schroders for a decade, we were a natural fit when they needed an advert to promote SPW, their joint venture with Lloyds Banking Group. They needed creative that would reflect their fresh, transparent approach to financial planning, which our background in telling human stories suited perfectly.

This was SPW's first advert and was launched accross multiple channels including Sky Adsmart and social media, for which we produced 4 additional cutdowns and 4 separate product films to accompany the spot.

If you want to read more information, check out our creative corporate film making service.

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Schroders / Rethinking Roles

Client / Schroders

Director / Danny Baldwin

Producer / Phoebe Haines / Guy Saville

Director of Photography / Charles H. Mori

Editor / James Angus

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Borrn / Introducing Borrn

Client / Borrn

Director / Sam White

Producer / Kezia Clark

Director of Photography / Jack Mealing

Editor / Jon Beagley

Borrn are breathing fresh air into the baby product market. Their brand story is one of considered simplicity, of beautifully crafted products rooted in brilliant British design and state-of-the-art manufacturing.

Wanting to showcase the process that lies behind each Borrn baby bottle and pacifier, our mission was to give prospective parents and retailers a look behind the scenes, equal parts informative and inspiring. We collaborated closely with key personnel, giving them time and space to champion their specific role in the products’ development.

This was one part of a suite of films we produced for Borrn, which included a seven- part series of social clips introducing parents to the broader brand aesthetic. This specific film was used widely to help with B2B sales, on the Borrn website as well as at trade shows and in-person pitches.